Child Sexual Exploitation – Level 1

Objectives

Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a good working knowledge of:

• What child sexual exploitation (CSE) is
• Current attitudes to CSE
• Types of offender: who they are, their motives and typical behaviours
• Different models of abuse
• How big the problem of child sexual exploitation is
• The grooming process and what grooming can lead to
• How to spot the clues to inappropriate intentions
• Who the victims are, what marks them out and who is vulnerable
• Under-represented groups
• Common misconceptions
• Consent and criminalisation
• The impact of CSE on the child and why it can be difficult to disclose
• The indicators and warning signs of CSE
• What children do online and key internet acronyms to look out for
• Risky behaviours
• What children think
• What constitutes a gang or group, and differences between gang and group CSE
• The key differences between multiple- and single-perpetrator CSE
• Why children are slipping through the net
• The OCC framework to prevent and deal with CSE
• CSE good practice guidelines for professionals

Modules

• What is Child Sexual Exploitation?
• Offender Behaviour
• The Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation
• The Warning Signs of Child Sexual Exploitation
• Child Sexual Exploitation and the Role of the Internet and Social Media
• Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups